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Table 6 Outcome of suicidal patients and referral to a psychiatrist (N = 81)

From: Suicidal patients presenting to secondary and tertiary emergency departments and referral to a psychiatrist: a population-based descriptive study from Japan

 

Overall

Secondary EDs

Tertiary EDs

P-value a

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Outcome of suicidal patients (n = 81)

[n = 81]

[n = 36]

[n = 45]

 

 Discharged home

27 (33)

12 (33)

15 (33)

NS

 Died

7 (9)

1 (3)

6 (13)

0.09

 Admitted to medical/surgery department of the institution

38 (47)

18 (50)

20 (44)

NS

 Admitted to medical/surgery department of other institution

3 (4)

2 (6)

1 (2)

NS

 Admitted to psychiatric department of the institution

3 (4)

1 (3)

2 (4)

NS

 Admitted to psychiatric department of other institution

3 (4)

2 (6)

1 (2)

NS

Any referral to a psychiatrist (n = 73) b

[n = 73]

[n = 34]

[n = 39]

0.02

 Any referral to a psychiatrist

39 (53)

13 (38)

26 (67)

 

 Not referred to a psychiatrist

34 (47)

21 (62)

13 (33)

 

Referral to a psychiatrist (n = 73) b

   

0.03

 Confirmed to have seen a psychiatrist

29 (40)

8 (24)

21 (54)

 

 Referred but not confirmed if the patient saw a psychiatrist

10 (14)

5 (15)

5 (13)

 

 Not referred to a psychiatrist

34 (47)

21 (61)

13 (33)

 
  1. Percentages may not add up to 100% because of rounding
  2. Abbreviation: ED emergency department, NS not significant
  3. aChi-Square Tests or Fisher’s Exact Tests
  4. bExcludes seven cases who died by suicide and one case missing information on referral